Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Cutting Through Views: Three Practice Verses by Machig Labdrön
Charlotte Z. Rotterdam shares three verses by Machig Labdrön, the founder of Chöd, that we can carry with us in our daily lives.
Another New Year
Sitting still in the dark zendo and breathing with others is exactly what Natalie Goldberg needs. On this last night of the year, she wonders what this human life is all about.
What’s Daoism Got to Do with It?
Livia Kohn reviews "China Root: Daoism, Chan, and Original Zen by David Hinton."
Welcome to the Charnel Ground
Chöying Khandro takes us on a tour of Chöd, where we visit the places we don’t want to go and offer ourselves up to the things that frighten us the most.
The Promise and Peril of Spiritual Authority
Gina Sharpe, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, and Pilar Jennings examine spiritual power, the roots of its abuse, and how we might learn to hold it differently going forward.
How can I frame my dharma practice in more positive terms?
Satya Robyn, Harry Um, and Valerie Brown discuss the "positive" and "negative" focuses of Buddhist practice.
Our Traditions Can — and Must — Change
Even as we uphold tradition, says Justin von Bujdoss, we also have to leave room for it to grow.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Winter 2020
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews "Praise of Great Compassion" by the Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron, "America’s Racial Karma" by Larry Ward, "Reading the Buddha’s Discourses in Pali" by Bhikkhu Bodhi, and more.
The Kindness Instinct
Brain-science writer Daniel Goleman describes how we are hard-wired from kindness—and why that impulse is sometimes short-circuited.
Glimpse of a Deeper Order
Synchronicity, says Rachel Naomi Remen in this holiday teaching, can startle us awake and restore us to ourselves.
Who Was the Buddha?
Lion's Roar deputy editor Andrea Miller tells the story of Siddhartha Gautama.
My Grandmother’s Hands: Resmaa Menakem and Pamela Ayo Yetunde in Conversation
Menakem discusses the practices and insights shared in his NYT bestseller, "My Grandmother's Hands."
iBme Brings Mindfulness to Teens of Color
After launching their first Teens of Color in-person retreat in 2019, Inward Bound Mindfulness Education pivots to online programming.
A Tale of Two Crises
Rachel Neumann on what it was like to simultaneously navigate the pandemic and the wildfires that ravaged the West Coast.
Bringing Right and Wise Intention to POC Sanghas
In this excerpt from her new book co-edited with Cheryl A. Giles, "Black and Buddhist," Pamela Ayo Yetunde offers advice for POC considering entering a dharma community, and shares the importance of utilizing Right Intention when doing so.
The Root of Zen: An Interview with David Hinton
Randy Rosenthal interviews the award-winning translator, whose new book, "China Root," goes deep into the Taoist origins of Chan (Zen).
The Complete Practice
Pamela White completes eight cycles of the intense purification process known as nyoungne, and finds it a joyous experience.
We Always Have Joy
The sun doesn’t stop shining just because there are clouds in the sky. Our buddhanature is always present and available, even in difficulty.
How to Practice Mahamudra Meditation
Through Mahamudra meditation, says Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, we relax into the emptiness, clarity, and awareness of ever-present buddha wisdom.